"Evidence that Human Herpesvirus Type 8 Infection Occurs Following Adolescence in the United States."

According to an abstract submitted by the authors to the Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology entitled AIDS Pathogenesis, sponsored by Abbott Laboratories and the Director's Sponsor Fund, held April 8-13, 1997, in Keystone, Colorado, "In general, herpesviruses are ubiquitous in human populations and infection occurs at an early age. However, most recent evidence suggests that infection with the recently described gamma-herpesvirus human herpesvirus type 8 (HHV-8), also known as Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV), is restricted to individuals at risk for developing KS. HHV-8 DNA has been detected in circulating B cells, as well as in monocytes and circulating...

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